Nadia Meriti wins Cannes Best Actress Award for Hafsia Herzi’s film little sister, Cedric Klapisch’s Suzanne Lindon and Abraham Wapler color of time, and Elsa Hoben of the Dardenne Brothers young mothers AruThey are among 32 emerging French actors chosen as finalists for the annual Cesar Apocalypse.
They are chosen each year by a special committee of the Cesar Academy, which is made up of 14 different casting directors.
The winners of Most Promising Actor and Most Promising Actress will be announced at the Cesar Awards in Paris on February 27, 2026.
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Bertrand Bonello has directed short films featuring Apocalypse that will be shown at an event in Paris on January 19, 2026, and each film will be paired with a film mentor.
Shortlisted candidates will be narrowed down to five finalists in each category, with the full shortlist announced on January 28, 2026.
Chanel is a full official partner of the Liberations initiative, which aims to spotlight the next generation of French stars. Last year’s winner, Revelations, was Maiwene Bartelmay. sacred cow And about Abu Sangareh The story of Sleymane.
Complete list of 2026 Caesar Apocalypse:
most anticipated actress
- melissa boros alpha
- Manon Clavel read
- Claire Dumas hello madness
- Juliette Gasquet Have a nice trip, Marie
- Lou Anna Hammon girls we want
- elsa hoben young mothers
- bella kim Sokcho winter
- Suzanne Lindon color of time
- Brandin Madec summer in paris
- Nadia Metti little sister
- Patience Munchenbach mikado
- Sarah Pachoud wanderers
- clara pacini ice tower
- Camille Rutherford Jane Austen ruined my life
- Fatma Sfar Aisha
- Anja Verderosa trial by fire
most anticipated actor
- Idil Azguli meteor
- Younes Boussif spice and lies
- Jean Chevalier prime rush
- Salif Cissé Can you tell who is calling?
- Saeed El Alami block pass
- Thibault Evrard her difference
- Ayub Greta across the sea
- paul kircher meteor
- Felix Lefebvre trial by fire
- Guillaume Malbec new wave
- Hussam Mohammed girls we want
- Theodore Pellerin Nino
- you are you enzo
- Lawrence Valin little jaffna
- abraham wopler color of time
- Sophia Zermani no one knows
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